If Fuqua worth taking on serious debt (150k) to pivot to Finance? Wondering whether it should be M7 or bust

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Look at the employment reports to get a feeling for how strong IB recruiting is. FYI, most IB signing bonuses are 25k, and the salary is quite enough to help quickly pay off the debt.


The one caveat I would add for Duke is that you may be getting recruited to places like BAML Charlotte as opposed to the sexier offices in Chicago/NY/CA

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SA1 BB IB bonuses are up to 100% salary dude..

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It's a great school. It might be an uphill battle for BB IB but even then, you can make it work. Go for it unless you see yourself at a high M7 next year.

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Appreciate it. Yeah obviously an awesome school. Would wanna do NY banking over Charlotte tho

A1, I meant signing bonus, but great point

If you’re 100% focused on IB you should be fine coming out of Duke. My impression is that IB is more of a niche industry for most B schools and that if you hit the ground running in year 1 and network, go to events, etc, you should be able to make it work.

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